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Park City mayor will lose Winter Olympic seat when she retires, but successor will step in

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Park City mayor will lose Winter Olympic seat when she retires, but successor will step in

Park City Mayor Nann Worel will lose her seat on the Organizing Committee for the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games when she retires in early January.Worel in late March announced she will not seek reelection in November to a second term as the mayor, after also having previously served as a member of the Park City Council and the Park City Planning Commission. Worel as part of her mayoral duties was essentially the municipal government’s point person in the Winter Olympic work.The next mayoral term runs from early 2026 until early 2030. There is expected to be significant progress at City Hall toward the Games during that four-year stretch. It is likely concepts will have been crafted by early 2030 for the competition venues and transportation systems even if the operational details would still need to be finalized.Worel during the State of the City address, when she announced her plans to retire, indicated she wants to seat a committee that will consider early steps in the municipal government’s preparations for the Games.The Games have been part of the municipal work plan throughout Worel’s three-plus years in office, as the bid committee finalized its vision for the event in 2034 and worked closely with the International Olympic Committee as the concepts were completed. Worel traveled with a delegation from Utah to Paris last year to be in attendance when the Games were awarded on the eve of the Summer Olympics in the French capital. She remained in France for part of the Games for fact-finding purposes.

The appointment was seen as an important assignment for Worel since it put an official from the Park City government in a key post in the early stages of planning for the Games. Others from the Park City area are involved in the organizing committee, as well, but the presence of Worel was notable with the mayor’s status as the political and ceremonial leader of the community.The organizing committee in February named people to a steering committee that is expected to have broad influence within the overall structure. Worel was appointed to the steering committee and was tapped as the vice chair of the Host Communities Committee. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall was selected as the chair.The concept for the Games includes competition venues at Park City Mountain and Deer Valley Resort, as well as at the Utah Olympic Park just outside the Park City limits. Park City is also expected to be critical to the transportation, celebration and security planning. Both City Hall and the organizing committee will be heavily involved in the efforts.But her successor will step into the role when they are sworn into office.The organizing committee, after the mayor’s announcement, outlined that the seat Worel now occupies is “specific to the mayor of Park City.” That means the next mayor will take that spot once they are in office rather than the seat remaining with Worel after she retires.

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City of Manchester back on top at U19 Open National Championships

May 4, 2025 City of Manchester Head Coach Charles Booth was lost for words after his side became U19 Open champions at the GoCardless Swim England Water Polo National Age Group Championships. They defeated West London Penguin 12-10 in the final game of this year’s Championships at Coventry’s Alan Higgs Centre. The gold is Manchester’s […]

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City of Manchester Head Coach Charles Booth was lost for words after his side became U19 Open champions at the GoCardless Swim England Water Polo National Age Group Championships.

They defeated West London Penguin 12-10 in the final game of this year’s Championships at Coventry’s Alan Higgs Centre.

The gold is Manchester’s first in this event since 2015 and saw them finally get the better of the club from the capital in this age group.

Two years ago, the two teams met in the U17 final with Penguin winning 13-4 and for Booth it was the group’s team spirit and hard work that got them over the line this time around.

“It’s pretty amazing, to be honest I’m lost for words,” Booth said.

“The lads have been brilliant, not just today but all season, and this is such a great way to finish it. I’m so proud of them, they deserve it.”

‘Credit to each and every one of them’

“It was close. I think what showed was the team spirit that we’ve got and the willingness to keep working for each other and keep going.

“First and second quarter we worked so hard and towards the end we were able to reap the rewards. Credit to each and every one of them and their work rate. They’ve all got bright futures in this sport.”

The two sides were closely matched throughout with Penguin edging the early stages and leading into half-time after Shai Saltman and Michelangelo Antonelli’s second period efforts.

It was in the third period where the game started to turn in the North West sides favour when Lucas Roxburgh fired in the opening two goals of the second half.

That opened the game up with Manchester coming from a goal down at the interval to lead 8-7 heading into the final eight minutes.

Roxburgh then grabbed his hat trick before a late brace from player of the match and tournament MVP George Billington put them three goals clear.

The event’s top scorer, Sidney Gruber, pulled two back for Penguin but Manchester were able to answer back and Tobias Khawar stayed strong in goal as they saw out the victory.

U17 Open gold medal match result and scorers

West London Penguin 10 – 12 City of Manchester (2-2, 2-1, 3-5, 3-4)

West London Penguin scorers: Shai Saltman (4), Sidney Gruber (3), Michelangelo Antonelli (2), Jack Benson

City of Manchester scorers: George Billington (2), Freddie Dean, Miles Kinloch (2), Oliver Salimbeni (2), Eli Wass, Yaroslav Shemanov, Lucas Roxburgh (3).

Cheltenham get their second bronze of the day

Cheltenham secured their second bronze medal of the day as their U19 Open team matched the club’s female counterparts by getting themselves on the podium.

They had to battle right to the end for it after opponents Watford bounced back from a disappointing second period.

A 4-0 second quarter score put the Gloucestershire-based side in to a commanding position but they let it slip as Watford pegged them back with Ilija Crompton bringing the match level at 10-10 with 2:13 left to play.

However, Cheltenham put in a spirited performance with Will Bamborough firing in what would turn out to be the winner less than a minute later to make it 11-10.

You can find the full match sheets and all the results from this weekend’s competition by visiting the live scoreboard page.

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U19 Open bronze medal match result and scorers

Cheltenham 11 – 10 Watford (3-3, 4-0, 2-3, 2-4)

Cheltenham scorers: Jack Hinton-Davies (3), Ryan Renders (2), Alfie Clarke, Noah Knights-Hume (2), Will Bamborough (3).

Watford scorers: Ed Carpenter (2), Dusan Crompton (3), Bertie Dix, Bailey Sapsed, Ilija Crompton, Michael Barrett, Gethin Dorrington.

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TCU Horned Frogs win NCAA women’s beach volleyball title

GULF SHORES, Ala. — TCU’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno came from behind to win the final match Sunday as the second-seeded Horned Frogs wrapped up their first NCAA women’s beach volleyball championship with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 seed Loyola Marymount. TCU (32-5) is the first school other than USC and UCLA to […]

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TCU (32-5) is the first school other than USC and UCLA to win the title. The Trojans won the first two and the previous four, and the Bruins won two straight in 2018-19.

Alvarez and Moreno, who took a year off to play in the Olympics, returned to finish unbeaten in four years as a duo. Alvarez and Moreno dropped the first game 18-21 to LMU’s Michelle Shaffer and Anna Pelloia before rallying to win the final two 21-15 and 15-6.

The Lions (38-7) eliminated No. 5 seed USC in the quarterfinals and top-seed UCLA in the semifinals.

TCU TAKES HOME THEIR FIRST EVER TITLE ON THE BEACH!

(2) @TCUBeachVB defeats (4) LMU, 3-2, to win their first National Championship in program history! #NCAABeachVB pic.twitter.com/wpZFetEKsR

— NCAA Women’s Volleyball (@NCAAVolleyball) May 4, 2025

TCU threes pair Sofia Izuzquiza and Allanis Navas earned a point with a 21-16, 21-13 sweep.

Fours pair Anhelina Khmil and Ana Vergara also swept their way to a point with 21-14 and 21-19 wins. The duo finished 21-0 this season.

The Olympians finished off the championship as the Horned Frogs won 12 straight to end the season.

LMU twos pair Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti earned a point with a 21-16, 21-17 sweep. Fives pair Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales had the other point with a pair of 21-16 wins.

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Pueblo South co-op boys volleyball wins first regional title

This story has been edited to correct the spelling of Landen Cordova. The Pueblo South Colts co-op boys volleyball team has for the first time ever advanced to the state tournament as regional winners. The Colts took on Gateway and DSST on Saturday at home after earning the chance to host regionals with a regular […]

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This story has been edited to correct the spelling of Landen Cordova.

The Pueblo South Colts co-op boys volleyball team has for the first time ever advanced to the state tournament as regional winners.

The Colts took on Gateway and DSST on Saturday at home after earning the chance to host regionals with a regular season record of 18-5.

The Colts took care of both teams with 3-0 victories.

“It’s a little bit of relief,” coach Ramon Arriaga said after the Colts won their first regional tournament.

“We are just blessed and grateful for this opportunity. These guys have worked hard since the beginning of the year, playing club, open gyms, lifting weights, and they deserve this,” Arriaga said. “They’ve played so well. I’m so proud of these guys. No one’s worked harder than these guys, and we showed it today by representing Pueblo, our town. I couldn’t be more proud and more thankful.”

The key to the victories on Saturday was the emergence of one player — Landen Cordova.

Cordova had never played competitive volleyball until this year, and his growth and development all season long were on display in the regionals.

“You get someone like Landen, he’s a once-in-a-lifetime player, in my opinion,” Arriaga said. “You got someone like Landen who can learn from our seniors, and that’s how he learned how to play the game of volleyball. He’s the most coachable kid, most likable kid, hardest working kid, the first one in the gym, and the last one out of the gym. You get those attributes with the senior leadership that we have, they make him better, and players like our seniors, and Landen make me a way better coach than I am.”

With the regional behind them, the team now focuses on the true test, the state tournament.

“We’re going to celebrate this,” Arriaga said. “We’re going to preserve this is a big historic moment for Pueblo. But our next goal is to go 1-0, on Thursday that’s the first thing we have to do, is get ready to go on Thursday. It’s anyone’s game from here on out. We’re excited to be in the dance, and we’re going to go represent Pueblo very well.”

The state volleyball tournament begins Thursday through Saturday, May 8-10 at Fountain-Fort Carson High School in Fountain.

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GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — TCU’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno came from behind to win the final match on Sunday as the second-seeded Horned Frogs wrapped up their first NCAA women’s beach volleyball championship with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 seed Loyola Marymount. TCU (32-5) is the first school other than USC and […]

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TCU (32-5) is the first school other than USC and UCLA to win the title. The Trojans won the first two and the previous four, while the Bruins won two straight in 2018-19.

The Lions (38-7) eliminated No. 5 seed USC in the quarterfinals and top-seed UCLA in the semifinals.

TCU threes pair Sofia Izuzquizal and Allanis Navas earned a point with a 21-16, 21-13 sweep.

Fours pair Anhelina Khmil and Ana Vergara also swept their way to a point with 21-14 and 21-19 wins. The duo finished 21-0 this season.

The Olympians finished off the championship as the Horned Frogs won 12 straight to end the season.

LMU twos pair Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti earned a point with a 21-16, 21-17 sweep. Fives pair Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales had the other point with a pair of 21-16 wins.

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TCU wins 2025 beach volleyball championship

Share TCU won its first-ever beach volleyball championship, defeating Loyola Marymount 3-2 in the title matches. This was the first time in NC beach volleyball history that UCLA or Southern Cal did not take home the trophy. The 2025 NC beach volleyball championship with the selection show, live-streamed on NCAA.com, and ended with the national championship […]

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TCU won its first-ever beach volleyball championship, defeating Loyola Marymount 3-2 in the title matches. This was the first time in NC beach volleyball history that UCLA or Southern Cal did not take home the trophy.

The 2025 NC beach volleyball championship with the selection show, live-streamed on NCAA.com, and ended with the national championship match on May 4, all taking place in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

The NCAA Beach Volleyball Committee announced the 16-team field for the championship here.

2025 NC beach volleyball championship bracket

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2025 NC beach volleyball schedule, scores

First round | May 2
Second round and semifinals | May 3
Finals | May 4

2025 NC beach volleyball championship format

The 2025 NC beach volleyball championship bracket consisted of 16 teams, with eight making it as automatic qualifiers via conference championships. The selected teams were seeded Nos. 1-16 in the bracket.

The championship was played in single-elimination duals with 10 student-athletes split into five pairs from each team. The dual meet match was formatted in five best-of-three sets, pairs matches, with each pairs match being worth one point.

For more information on the sport’s championship format, click or tap here.

Championship history

Southern California defeated UCLA 3-0 in last year’s national championship to claim its fourth straight title. The Trojans hold the most titles since the first NC beach volleyball championship in 2016 with six.

YEAR	CHAMPION	COACH	SCORE	RUNNER-UP	SITE
2024	Southern California	Dain Blanton	3-0	UCLA	Gulf Shores, Ala.
2023	Southern California	Dain Blanton	3-2	UCLA	Gulf Shores, Ala.
2022	Southern California	Dain Blanton	3-1	Florida State	Gulf Shores, Ala.
2021	Southern California	Dain Blanton	3-1	UCLA	Gulf Shores, Ala.
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19	—	—	—	—
2019	UCLA	Stein Metzger	3-0	Southern California	Gulf Shores, Ala.
2018	UCLA	Stein Metzger	3-1	Florida State	Gulf Shores, Ala.
2017	Southern California	Anna Collier	3-2	Pepperdine	Gulf Shores, Ala.
2016	Southern California	Anna Collier	3-0	Florida State	Gulf Shores,

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TCU women first school outside of California to win NCAA beach volleyball championship

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — TCU’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno came from behind to win the final match on… GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — TCU’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno came from behind to win the final match on Sunday as the second-seeded Horned Frogs wrapped up their first NCAA women’s beach volleyball championship […]

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GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — TCU’s Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno came from behind to win the final match on…

TCU (32-5) is the first school other than USC and UCLA to win the title. The Trojans won the first two and the previous four, while the Bruins won two straight in 2018-19.

The Lions (38-7) eliminated No. 5 seed USC in the quarterfinals and top-seed UCLA in the semifinals.

TCU threes pair Sofia Izuzquizal and Allanis Navas earned a point with a 21-16, 21-13 sweep.

Fours pair Anhelina Khmil and Ana Vergara also swept their way to a point with 21-14 and 21-19 wins. The duo finished 21-0 this season.

The Olympians finished off the championship as the Horned Frogs won 12 straight to end the season.

LMU twos pair Chloe Hooker and Vilhelmiina Prihti earned a point with a 21-16, 21-17 sweep. Fives pair Tanon Rosenthal and Giuliana Poletti Corrales had the other point with a pair of 21-16 wins.

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